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What are monsoons? A strong wind that blows one way in Winter and another way in summer.

In which regions did the Ancient Indian people settle? The Indus River and Ganges River Valleys and the east and west coasts.

Which river is the sacred river where Hindus sprinkle their ashes? The Ganges River

What mountain range separates India from The rest of Asia? The Himalayas

Why is India considered a subcontinent? It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan Mountains.

What is the main religion in India? What is The name of the supreme god of Hinduism? Hinduism and Brahaman.

What are dharma, karma, and samsara? Dharma is about living your life according to your duty, karma is the consequences that come with the actions of living your life, and samsara is the idea of reincarnation.

When did Hinduism become the official religion Of India? During the Gupta Empire

What two other religions developed in India by men who gave up their privileged lives and in order to help others? Buddhism and Jainism.

Ghandi and Martin Luther King used peaceful disobedience as a way to protest. From which religion did they learn these strategies? Jainism

What are the principles that guide Buddhism? The Four Noble Truths & The Eight-Fold Path

When did India’s Golden Age take place? The Gupta Empire. What were the achievements of that time? plays, poems include Sakuntala love story Mathematics, Science, and Metallurgy Indians invented our numeral and decimal systems, symbol for zero A mathematician fi gured length of year, value of pi Doctors expanded Ayurvedic medicine, world ʼ s oldest medical system Artisans developed advanced metallurgy (metal working) - included 23-foot iron pillar over Delhi in A.D no others made a piece of iron as large until 1,000 years later

What was a major agricultural invention the Aryans brought with them when they invaded India ? Iron plows

What was the name of the written language Developed by the Aryans? Sanskrit.

On what does Indian literature focus? Dharma

Which ruler was known for having a strong army, a good communication system, and a well run spy system? The Chandragupta Maurya dynasty

What did emperor Asoka try to provide his people? He focused on the welfare of his people, spreading Buddhist values, Justice, and security.

What were some major accomplishments of the Gupta empire? Creating a 0-9 number system, performing Surgery, use of algebra and algorithms.

Who ruled Indian kingdoms before empires were formed? Rajas.

Why did the Aryans introduce the caste system to Indian Civilization. It was a way to control the people they conquered.

Who were at the various levels of the caste system?

What were some rights that were different between men and women? Suttee (the practice of widowed women throwing themselves on the flames of their husband’s funeral fire), men were allowed to have two wives, and only boys could go to school.

Which religions rejected the concept of a caste system? Buddhism and Jainism

How were upper caste boys educated? A guru taught them until they left home and went to the city.

Among which caste group was Buddhism popular? Pariahs– the untouchables